Digestive Ailments Cause And Cure

Digestive ailments or diseases of gastrointestinal tract, that is esophagus, stomach, first, second, and third part of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, the ileo-cecal complex, large intestine (ascending, transverse, and descending colon), sigmoid colon, and rectum. Peptic ulcer, emesis, gastritis, esophagitis, short bowel syndrome, appendicitis, constipation, diarrhea, anal fissure, anal abscess are some of the common gastrointestinal diseases, which are looked after by a gastroenterologist. There are many gastroenterologists in Delhi and are available for appointment anytime through bookmydoctor.com.

There are many factors causing digestive ailments like:

• Stress-:

Stresses of all kinds, physical, emotional and mental, are primary causes of poor digestion.

• Antibiotics-:

High and regular dose of Antibiotics can kill a high percentage of the naturally occurring beneficial bacteria that we need for digestion.

• Eating Habits-:

When food is swallowed after only a few short chews, those food particles are harder for the body to digest and can result in gas, bloating and indigestion. Fruits should be eaten alone. Since they are high in enzymes, they take only 20-30 minutes to travel through the system and for their nutrients to be absorbed. When eaten with other foods which need much longer transit time, fruit will ferment in the transit process causing gastric distress. Combining proteins with heavy starches like pasta and potatoes stress the digestive system.

• Environmental Toxins-:

Modern life is full of environmental toxins including chemicals, radiation, solvents, food additives, air/water pollution, mercury and other metals. When exposed to them, the body naturally reacts to detoxify, which uses large amount of energy that leaves little energy for proper digestive function.

• Poor Diet-:

• Processed food consumption

• Low fiber diets – Fiber is a non nutritive food component necessary to move residue through the intestines. Lack of fiber results in a slow transit time of food through the digestive tract (constipation).

• Not enough raw food – Food enzymes help digest food and they are supplied (aside from supplementation) solely by raw foods. Cooking at high temp over 116 degrees destroys food enzymes.

• Food allergies – Including those to dairy, wheat and fruits.

• Junk foods – Foods that are often high fat, high refined carbohydrate and or high sugar are high in calories but almost completely devoid of nutritional value.

One should have diet that is high in fiber, nutrients, minerals and natural sugars like whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Vegetables like lauki or bottle gourd are very beneficial in supporting digestive system and making it free from any ailments. Lauki is 96.1% water, so is light on the stomach and aids digestion. Cooked lauki is cooling, calming, diuretic and anti-bilious. It makes you relax after eating. But don’t eat the vegetable raw as it can harm the stomach and intestines. Even lauki juice mixed with a little lime juice is good for stomach.

One should avoid excessive intake of spices like red pepper as they increases the amount of gastric juices which is not good for your digestive system. But some spices like black pepper taken in appropriate amount are good for stomach. Black Pepper stimulates the gastric pits in the stomach to release gastric juices for proper digestion. This helps prevent various stomach ailments related to digestion, for example: gas, bloating and diarrhea. Pepper also contains a lot of dietary fiber for cleansing and regulating bowel movements. This helps our bodies to get rid of harmful and unwanted wastes that may be poisonous on accumulation. A pepper-added diet can help your digestion system function effectively, without having to suffer from embarrassing stomach problems like gas and diarrhea.